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mitt romney was wall street's big candidate. a former private equity exec who who -- many masters of the universe can see they may not get their man. the broader landscape of corporate america even strong supporters of romney acknowledge that swing state polling numbers in the direction of economic data and markets adjust its time to brace for a second obama term. i want to ask you also about using the word brace in this story. jaczko yeah, i mean i think you know the president has had an antagonistic relationship with business. i think that's pretty clear and so he did over the last several months i think lose the independent vote and certainly the business vote and so the number show he is actually winning i could understand that now they are disappointed it does they were counting on the competition, but i don't think you can really tell right now. i mean it's hard to know how accurate these polls are. in some cases i think the media is pulling democrat and in other cases i think people, they don't necessarily tell you what t
mitt romney was wall street's big candidate. a former private equity exec who who -- many masters of the universe can see they may not get their man. the broader landscape of corporate america even strong supporters of romney acknowledge that swing state polling numbers in the direction of economic data and markets adjust its time to brace for a second obama term. i want to ask you also about using the word brace in this story. jaczko yeah, i mean i think you know the president has had an...
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you heard of a fair deal, you heard of a square deal, romney is trying to sell you a sketchy deal. we are not buying it. >> watch and engage monday as president obama and mitt romney meet in their final debate moderated by bob schaefer from win university in boca raton, fla.. debate preview followed by the debate at 9:00 and your reaction at 10:30 live on c-span2 and c-span radio and c-span.org. >> after an entrepreneur hassina sherjan discusses her education of afghan women and girls. they left the country for the u.s. after the russian invasion. she also started a home accessory business that employs afghans. from the woodrow wilson center this is an hour. >> the director of the program at the wilson center, back to welcome you all to today's meeting, how to protect women and girls when america leaves afghanistan focusing on education. i was coming down the stairs with our speaker, she said the problem is not only protecting girls but also protecting girls and boys and make sure they have access to education this meeting is sponsored by the centers asia program and women's leader
you heard of a fair deal, you heard of a square deal, romney is trying to sell you a sketchy deal. we are not buying it. >> watch and engage monday as president obama and mitt romney meet in their final debate moderated by bob schaefer from win university in boca raton, fla.. debate preview followed by the debate at 9:00 and your reaction at 10:30 live on c-span2 and c-span radio and c-span.org. >> after an entrepreneur hassina sherjan discusses her education of afghan women and...
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and mitt romney can certainly afford to pay a little more. [cheers and applause] and, and the reason i want to do it is because, when you give tax breaks to middle-class there was, what do they do? what you do when you have a little more money in your pocket? you spend it. so maybe trade in the old 10 year old car. maybe you buy a computer for your kid. and that means business has more customers, which means companies have more profits, which means that they hire more people. and then the whole economy gets stronger. we don't build the economy from the top down. we built from the bottom up, from the middle out. that's what we are fighting for. [cheers and applause] now, i've got to say in fairness -- >> we love you. >> i love you back. [cheers and applause] that's why i want to make sure you've got a good deficit reduction plan. [laughter] look, my opponents, they've got a plan, too. the problem is, like bill clinton said, there is no arithmetic in it. somehow they think that they can spend trillions of dollars more on tax cuts for the wealth
and mitt romney can certainly afford to pay a little more. [cheers and applause] and, and the reason i want to do it is because, when you give tax breaks to middle-class there was, what do they do? what you do when you have a little more money in your pocket? you spend it. so maybe trade in the old 10 year old car. maybe you buy a computer for your kid. and that means business has more customers, which means companies have more profits, which means that they hire more people. and then the whole...
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as i watched it 0 it seemed the more people who got to know mitt romney the less they liked him. his margin of victory last night fell short of meeting expectations especially when you consider that mitt romney is a part-time resident of new hampshire and raise a family and served as governor of massachusetts next. he has really been running for president here for the last seven years. for anyone who was watching you saw prior to last night's primary mitt romney had not been having a very good week here. he wounded himself in a few different episodes that left new hampshire voters wondering whether he really actually left american voters, wondering whether he understands the needs and the concerns and the worries of working and middle-class families and what they're going through in this country. a few days ago during this campaign event mitt romney attempted to relate to struggling granite state by making the claim he once feared getting a pink slip. for new hampshire voters and voters across the country not only does this statement rink and true but it suggested a disconnection
as i watched it 0 it seemed the more people who got to know mitt romney the less they liked him. his margin of victory last night fell short of meeting expectations especially when you consider that mitt romney is a part-time resident of new hampshire and raise a family and served as governor of massachusetts next. he has really been running for president here for the last seven years. for anyone who was watching you saw prior to last night's primary mitt romney had not been having a very good...
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this is the attack on governor romney and his record at bain capital. the pcs less so in advertising but you do see the rhetoric from governor romney's campaign, while this president isn't tough enough on china, this president, china is a currency manipulator and this president doesn't have the strength of leadership our character to hold china accountable. and this is the kind of rhetoric that you're going to hear a lot more of in the coming weeks. i look for this to be a topic of discussion in the debates where the art both forced to talk about in more than 30-second soundbites about issues involving u.s.-china relations, mostly on the economic front and the trade front. getting back to what victoria said, all of this is you said it well, there's tensions between china and the u.s. are more sentimental than substantial. campaigns really are all about sentiment, right? voters anxieties, fears, particularly economic anxieties and fears. so that's why you're going see a lot of rhetoric from both democrats and republicans that appears to be very anti-chin
this is the attack on governor romney and his record at bain capital. the pcs less so in advertising but you do see the rhetoric from governor romney's campaign, while this president isn't tough enough on china, this president, china is a currency manipulator and this president doesn't have the strength of leadership our character to hold china accountable. and this is the kind of rhetoric that you're going to hear a lot more of in the coming weeks. i look for this to be a topic of discussion...
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romney: i do. it's interesting the president said something which was on the day after the attack he went to the rose garden and said thisñhr was an act of terror. you said in the rose garden the day after the attack it was an act of terror. it was not a spontaneous demonstration, is that what you are saying? obama: please proceed, governor. romney: i want that for the record because it took the president 14 days before he called the attack in benghazi. >> moderator: he did, in fact, sure -- obama: can you say thatÑi loude, candy? >> moderator: he did call it an act of terror and did as well take two weeks or so for the whole idea of their being a riot out there about this tape to come out. you're correct about that. romney: the administration -- [applause] romny: the administration indicated it was a spoon tape yows reaction and a long time to say it was a terrorist agent -- act by a terrorist group. on sunday, the -- your secretary, the ambassador of the united nations went on the sunday televi
romney: i do. it's interesting the president said something which was on the day after the attack he went to the rose garden and said thisñhr was an act of terror. you said in the rose garden the day after the attack it was an act of terror. it was not a spontaneous demonstration, is that what you are saying? obama: please proceed, governor. romney: i want that for the record because it took the president 14 days before he called the attack in benghazi. >> moderator: he did, in fact,...
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romney has criticized the plan. setting the date of 2014 and the fact that we are already starting to draw down forces in afghanistan today. that implies that romney would slow the drawdown. in specifics about what he would do. of course, the obama campaign to mention that romney did not mention afghanistan at all during his convention speech. that highlights is not a major area of disagreement. not one that they want to highlight. there are also external factors at play here. but neither candidate can control. i would divide these into two camps. there are physical factors that are external and they cannot control them on their own. it depends a lot on the economy and what is happening in the economy over the next months and years. it depends on what happens to tax rates. things like social security social security spending, medicare, medicaid, health care reform. it depends what congress does on these big issues. if tax cuts get expanded, that puts more pressure on the defense budget. if the economy grows more slo
romney has criticized the plan. setting the date of 2014 and the fact that we are already starting to draw down forces in afghanistan today. that implies that romney would slow the drawdown. in specifics about what he would do. of course, the obama campaign to mention that romney did not mention afghanistan at all during his convention speech. that highlights is not a major area of disagreement. not one that they want to highlight. there are also external factors at play here. but neither...
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>> we know what change looks like and what governor romney -- give them more power to the biggest banks is in change. another $5 trillion tax cut for the wealthy, that's not change. refusing to answer questions about the details of your policy days ahead of election, that has not changed. ruling out compromise by pledging rubberstamped a tea party folks in congress. that's not change. changing the facts whether inconvenience to your campaign, not change. >> watch live election coverage on c-span with president obama from chicago and mitt romney in boston. plus key house and senate concession and victory speeches throughout the country. live coverage starts at 8 p.m. eastern on c-span, c-span radio and c-span.org. >> it really was scary. before we liberated. let's say, in baker county. but to have this happen, to have a blogger, i mean, you are only trying to do the best that you can for everyone, and to have someone take your words, to use the equipment that they have today to cut, splice, to make your message appeared to be back opposite back opposite of what it is and was, it's just a
>> we know what change looks like and what governor romney -- give them more power to the biggest banks is in change. another $5 trillion tax cut for the wealthy, that's not change. refusing to answer questions about the details of your policy days ahead of election, that has not changed. ruling out compromise by pledging rubberstamped a tea party folks in congress. that's not change. changing the facts whether inconvenience to your campaign, not change. >> watch live election...
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mitt romney is trying to sell you a sketchy deal. [applause] we are not buying it. >> watch and engage monday as president obama and mitt romney meet in their final debate moderated by cbs's bob stheef fer from lynn university in boca raton, florida. our debate preview starts at 8 p.m. eastern followed by the debate at nine. on line at c-span ride yo and online at c-span.org. >>> yesterday federal trade commission chair jon leibowitz spoke about his agencies effort to put an end to illegal robo calls. he was speaking at ftc in washington. after his remarks we'll learn more about the evolution of phone kmigss and how the agency is structured. this is an hour and 40 minutes. >> we're exceeding glad all of you are here whether in person via the web or via phone dial-in now right? yes. at the ftc we pride ourselves on the fact we take a multifaceted approach to consumer protection issues. enforcement, education, policy, and advocacy. today's summit is a living example of what we mean. here you are, distinguished technologists, telecommun
mitt romney is trying to sell you a sketchy deal. [applause] we are not buying it. >> watch and engage monday as president obama and mitt romney meet in their final debate moderated by cbs's bob stheef fer from lynn university in boca raton, florida. our debate preview starts at 8 p.m. eastern followed by the debate at nine. on line at c-span ride yo and online at c-span.org. >>> yesterday federal trade commission chair jon leibowitz spoke about his agencies effort to put an end...
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romney for hours. the candidate of dallas texas, independent collar. what is your take? >> caller: its come line restricted as an independent thinker, and my thought is i'm going to watch the debate probably when i get off of work, but my thought is this: when is the country going to wake up and start losing american lives and the whole middle east is ridiculous. it is in worse shape than it was ten years ago, and $3 trillion in debt and each side points to the other guy. they did it or they caused it. the democrats were in control for four years. two of them under busheir number obama. was bush's responsibility and nobody takes responsibility to the that is the problem coming and the voters need to take responsibility and get rid of every one of the incumbents. it might not be in this election but if they don't get this country straightened out, and get the economy straightened out, just take one election in two years if it's not better get rid of every one of them and they will finally get the messag
romney for hours. the candidate of dallas texas, independent collar. what is your take? >> caller: its come line restricted as an independent thinker, and my thought is i'm going to watch the debate probably when i get off of work, but my thought is this: when is the country going to wake up and start losing american lives and the whole middle east is ridiculous. it is in worse shape than it was ten years ago, and $3 trillion in debt and each side points to the other guy. they did it or...
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you mentioned that they romney lost and we keep this strategy of light footprints. and mentioned that europe would like to see more leaders. the reason that i study western hemisphere, most of the countries would like to see greater involvement of the u.s., not all, as paul mentioned, venezuela is one of those that would not, but i wonder, you know, as you mentioned, the people, the united states is not ready to take on the rule, economic reasons, afghanistan, where tired of it. but i wonder if, as the world becomes accustomed to the u.s. taking less of of role that one day we will look back and regret that the world is accustomed to the u.s. not leading. i wonder if i could your reactions. >> and there was one over here. right here. >> thank you. since afghanistan was mentioned several times. >> name and affiliation. >> name and affiliation. >> come from afghanistan. immediately i have a small comments then followed by a question. immediately after september september 11th the normal was to kill and capture. bring them to justice. it denied the militant extremism a
you mentioned that they romney lost and we keep this strategy of light footprints. and mentioned that europe would like to see more leaders. the reason that i study western hemisphere, most of the countries would like to see greater involvement of the u.s., not all, as paul mentioned, venezuela is one of those that would not, but i wonder, you know, as you mentioned, the people, the united states is not ready to take on the rule, economic reasons, afghanistan, where tired of it. but i wonder...
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romney. >> if i were talking about immigration. >> affected every sit down, governor romney, thank you. >> president bush and i are different people and these are different times and that is why my five-point plan is so different than what he would've done. for instance, we can have the virtue of new technology actually get all the energy we need in north america without going to the arabs or venezuelans anyone else. that's why my policy starts with a very robust policy to get all that energy in north america and become energy secure. number two, trade. all crackdown on china, president bush didn't. automatically expand trade in latin america. it's got about 12% of a long period of time. i want to add more free-trade agreements to to have more trade. number three, i'm going to get us to a balanced budget. president bush didn't. president obama was right. he said that was outrageous to have deficits as high as half a trillion dollars under the bush years. he was right, but then he put in place deficits twice that size. for every one of his four years in the forecast for the next four ye
romney. >> if i were talking about immigration. >> affected every sit down, governor romney, thank you. >> president bush and i are different people and these are different times and that is why my five-point plan is so different than what he would've done. for instance, we can have the virtue of new technology actually get all the energy we need in north america without going to the arabs or venezuelans anyone else. that's why my policy starts with a very robust policy to get...
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romney, there are no guarantees, no warranty on any romney position. [laughter] but probably he would stick with it. but the point is, and i cannot think of a single policy action where obama has not done what was in israel's clear interest. >> the ajc survey found that on domestic matters jews remain where they have been for decades, as we have been discussing, firmly inside the democratic party's camp. you're frowning, i know. >> from i'm just resigned to it, you know? [laughter] >> is that -- >> as long as you don't resign from it, bill. we still want you. >> is that sustainable? if majority of jews favor democrats on reproductive choice, immigration, energy security, what can republicans offer to turn them in a different direction, bill? >> look, i mean, there's no -- this is not about talk and magic words. people aren't stupid. people have to make up their minds whether these policies work. has president obama advanced a responsible agenda? has he put his political capital on the line as president bush and senator mccain did in 2006 and 2007? it's
romney, there are no guarantees, no warranty on any romney position. [laughter] but probably he would stick with it. but the point is, and i cannot think of a single policy action where obama has not done what was in israel's clear interest. >> the ajc survey found that on domestic matters jews remain where they have been for decades, as we have been discussing, firmly inside the democratic party's camp. you're frowning, i know. >> from i'm just resigned to it, you know? [laughter]...
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romney and tad romney the older son of romney went to his father and said you have to change things. >> for a long time the family had wanted to take the charlie cook approach and chris wallace alluded to the fact that the stuart stevens theory, the street -- chief strategist. the campaign was all you all you have been was not obama in that turned out to the wrong. we can see in all the different channels that no, you have to be yourself in addition to being not obama. >> let me explain who stuart stevens is because you lead real lives and you shouldn't have to know. stuart stevens is a republican strategist from mississippi, very interesting guy who one time was a hollywood writer and use to write for northern exposure and has written a number of books on the three-star restaurants through europe so immediately hear all them like them. he also took steroids at one point to see the effect it would have on his abilities to do extreme sports and the last 100 miles to the north pole during cycling and it was a very interesting guy. but clearly was first among equals in the romney campai
romney and tad romney the older son of romney went to his father and said you have to change things. >> for a long time the family had wanted to take the charlie cook approach and chris wallace alluded to the fact that the stuart stevens theory, the street -- chief strategist. the campaign was all you all you have been was not obama in that turned out to the wrong. we can see in all the different channels that no, you have to be yourself in addition to being not obama. >> let me...
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what -- the republicans cannot even -- i mean he really preempted the foreign-policy question with romney. he has no foreign-policy and ironically and historically it's the democrats and this tells you i mean, how deeply anchored barack obama's foreign-policy is. >> host: but does not mean the risk remains at a sky high sky-high level of the exact kind of blowback you are talking about, that by escalation on this scale, when we are talking about civilian casualties on this scale, that what we are facing is the almost inevitable response is somewhere in the region it doesn't take much do you know, the kind of grand thing that maybe they can do that but terrorism, the nature of it is the instrument of the week. >> guest: i think, and you know much more than i do, it any academics, to really caution the american public about questions of cost and blowback and you have time to draw links between militancy and foreign-policy and domination is perceived to be as being apologists. truly, and the debate, and i have a chapter in my book on the arise of al qaeda. up almost every single drone attack
what -- the republicans cannot even -- i mean he really preempted the foreign-policy question with romney. he has no foreign-policy and ironically and historically it's the democrats and this tells you i mean, how deeply anchored barack obama's foreign-policy is. >> host: but does not mean the risk remains at a sky high sky-high level of the exact kind of blowback you are talking about, that by escalation on this scale, when we are talking about civilian casualties on this scale, that...
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romney ran. he had all alliances, people for him, and he had a strong ground game, more money, hard money and soft money, more super pack money, out spent newt gingrich tremendously with all of the negative ads, and when i say "negative ads," i don't mean nasty, but they were negative. he had everything. about half the votes in now, and you can see what happened there, susan. it's a four-person race, romney gets about almost half the vote with almost 50%. newt gingrich is closer to 30% with rick santorum and ron paul getting about 20% between them, so it's a kind of -- it's the kind of election results where there's not one thing. he really overrealmed the field. >> carl will be with us until the canal dates come out -- candidates come out, and romney and newt gingrich will be at his head quarters at 9 p.m. eastern time, and what can you expect, carl, to hear from newt gingrich tonight? how will he take the double digit likely loss and present it to his followers 1234 >> susan, you know, we've se
romney ran. he had all alliances, people for him, and he had a strong ground game, more money, hard money and soft money, more super pack money, out spent newt gingrich tremendously with all of the negative ads, and when i say "negative ads," i don't mean nasty, but they were negative. he had everything. about half the votes in now, and you can see what happened there, susan. it's a four-person race, romney gets about almost half the vote with almost 50%. newt gingrich is closer to...
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how about mitt romney? which mitt romney is going to appear? which etch-a-sketch will we know? how will we reset. the answer to your question in my opinion is the primary process has moved the republican nominee so far to the right he is going to have to make a sharp u-turn. a persuasive one besides a sharp one. >> you can watch this and other programs online at booktv.org. >> one of the things i remember because my office overlooked the building in the plaza was there was a day care center in the plaza. some of the children were killed and others injured but during their recess period they would play in the plaza and you would hear their voices. that left lasting impression when they were silenced. my son was working in the social security office and her father was a good friend of mine and what i got home that morning i had three messages wanting to know what he could find out about his daughter and secondly -- and the third message was when he was crying. >> watch our local content vehicle's next stop, explore the history of literary culture of oklahoma city with special air
how about mitt romney? which mitt romney is going to appear? which etch-a-sketch will we know? how will we reset. the answer to your question in my opinion is the primary process has moved the republican nominee so far to the right he is going to have to make a sharp u-turn. a persuasive one besides a sharp one. >> you can watch this and other programs online at booktv.org. >> one of the things i remember because my office overlooked the building in the plaza was there was a day...
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romney. now you were seeing the reverse. now you are seeing all these moving to the top. >> i thought beforehand, i was somewhat a greater chance the romney could win. wind. simply because there was a serious state polls just before the debate and they show that it was closing. after romney had a bet of september as you could have which kind of confirms my belief that there is a lid on obama ceiling, that because of the poor economic record there is a limit to how bloated and committed to obama people are and now i would say, still agree with my colleagues that i think obama is the favorite that i think it's more like 55-45 and i think it's very clear, still somewhat difficult but a much clearer path to romney winning the presidency. >> let's talk about the debate for a moment. based on your comments and sources what went wrong or the -- what went wrong for the president and how did romney become the super debater? we hadn't seen romney in the prior few months or so in terms of being assertiv
romney. now you were seeing the reverse. now you are seeing all these moving to the top. >> i thought beforehand, i was somewhat a greater chance the romney could win. wind. simply because there was a serious state polls just before the debate and they show that it was closing. after romney had a bet of september as you could have which kind of confirms my belief that there is a lid on obama ceiling, that because of the poor economic record there is a limit to how bloated and committed to...
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what does he bring the most romney? >> guest: well, you know, i think his knowledge base is absolutely spectacular. i think there are very few people in public life that know the budget and tax issues as well as paul ryan. that includes the tight element issuings. we're going bankrupt in terms of entitle element in 25 years. .. >> we've got to make it hospitable for entrepreneurs, businesses. we got to have a corporate tax code that's much more competitive. i think ryan gets all of that. he's a growth guy, and what we need right now is growth and jobs and we've got to get this country moving again. >> host: you named paul ryan the conservative man of the year for events at the end of 2011 and described him having an old-fashioned american vision. what do you mean by that? >> guest: well, you know, paul wants america first. paul is old-fashioned, believing in the american idea as he calls it. he believes in american exceptionalism. he wants us to advance to our fullest potential. i think what you're seeing here is a diff
what does he bring the most romney? >> guest: well, you know, i think his knowledge base is absolutely spectacular. i think there are very few people in public life that know the budget and tax issues as well as paul ryan. that includes the tight element issuings. we're going bankrupt in terms of entitle element in 25 years. .. >> we've got to make it hospitable for entrepreneurs, businesses. we got to have a corporate tax code that's much more competitive. i think ryan gets all of...
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romney is not going to be tough. he has to close the loopholes that already exist to show he's tougher. how to co you pivot to asia when the forces go down. if you put to asia that way, what will be left of the middle east. how credible will you be with the iranians in anything you do has to be both credible and enforceable. right now our position on iran is neither. and let's look at syria. which has started basically a low level war with turkey that could get worse. [inaudible] our administration sits on the hands. it says, well, we don't really know who the good guys are in the free syrian amy and the other rebels. we can't do much about it. this is the same intelligence community that is are -- how close iran is going to be a bomb. if we don't know in a more open society which is what syria is right now. who are the good guys and who are the bad guys? how are we going know when iran is on the verge of having a bomb which is exactly what scares prime minister netanyahu. they are three weeks away, five weeks away,
romney is not going to be tough. he has to close the loopholes that already exist to show he's tougher. how to co you pivot to asia when the forces go down. if you put to asia that way, what will be left of the middle east. how credible will you be with the iranians in anything you do has to be both credible and enforceable. right now our position on iran is neither. and let's look at syria. which has started basically a low level war with turkey that could get worse. [inaudible] our...
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positive ads for romney, zero. and over here, geng rich didn'tt have very much super pac money in this race and so it just kind of was wiped out completely but -- so what we really see is not just a flood of money on behalf of a powerful special interest but it's being spent to attack people, the negative si side, and they're lying. can this possibly in any possible way be a healthy thing for democracy? ms. landrieu: could i respond? the senator has hit the nail on the head and i would just like to add that some people -- and i am one of them -- that is believing that there's literally a effort to discourage people generally from believing that government can work at all by being so negative, either to an individual or to the concept of government, that it discourages people from voting and participating and the end result of that is a small group can then manipulate the system. i mean, if people don't engage, if they think that the system is rig ggged, which is seems like s getting more and more because of laws an
positive ads for romney, zero. and over here, geng rich didn'tt have very much super pac money in this race and so it just kind of was wiped out completely but -- so what we really see is not just a flood of money on behalf of a powerful special interest but it's being spent to attack people, the negative si side, and they're lying. can this possibly in any possible way be a healthy thing for democracy? ms. landrieu: could i respond? the senator has hit the nail on the head and i would just...
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so would mitt romney as a nominee make it easier for democrats to take the house? >> almost -- >> how would that affect your outlook? >> let me just say that on the house we do it one district at a time. it's not we want, we feel very proud of having president obama at the top of the ticket fighting against a do-nothing congress. the president, you want to talk politics? are we allowed to do that here in this building? [laughter] we have to be very careful in the capitol -- >> feel free. [laughter] >> here's the thing. the in states -- in states where we expect to do very well, california, illinois, new york, the president won't really be spending great deal of resources for get out the vote and tv because he's going to win those states. so we have to be on our own in the individual districts. if you want to win the state statewide, you go to the inner city. but our races are beyond the inner city. so we're, we understand that dynamic. i was a state chair in california, i know if you want to win the state, you do one thing. if you want to win the legislature, you d
so would mitt romney as a nominee make it easier for democrats to take the house? >> almost -- >> how would that affect your outlook? >> let me just say that on the house we do it one district at a time. it's not we want, we feel very proud of having president obama at the top of the ticket fighting against a do-nothing congress. the president, you want to talk politics? are we allowed to do that here in this building? [laughter] we have to be very careful in the capitol --...
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the specific nature of romney's policy still remains largely speculative and extrapolation from his generally hard-line position on iran if the usual patterns prevail probably the new president will prefer to the to prefer to focus on the organization and campaign priorities that the defense could alter that. whatever the administration is in power of the requisites for success for the extended diplomacy include first establishing a framework for regular negotiations and to broaden discussions beyond the issue. member to establish a private u.s. iran channel to discuss bilateral issues and these are points on which we could make progress now. another prerequisite is the preservation of the five plus one solidarity. and on that, so far solidarity has been strong but the prospects are uncertain. while russia and iran have cooperated under u.s. leadership, they do not fear the consequences of nuclear iran to the extent the u.s. does and furthermore there are growing differences over syria and other issues that could impair. another possibility of there is troubling sanctions and administration o
the specific nature of romney's policy still remains largely speculative and extrapolation from his generally hard-line position on iran if the usual patterns prevail probably the new president will prefer to the to prefer to focus on the organization and campaign priorities that the defense could alter that. whatever the administration is in power of the requisites for success for the extended diplomacy include first establishing a framework for regular negotiations and to broaden discussions...
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romney didn't mention it. i think it's the first time for the office of president when we've been at war has not mentioned the ongoing war as part of this, you know, political speech to the american people. so it is very curious. but i think one of the reasons why it's not a bigger issue is that the president is articulated a clear plan. we have 49 other countries plus the afghans that have bought in to that plan. it we have the insurance pots at end in case there is some challenges sober associationed with the plan. and ultimately i think the american people want top see a transition and do want to see the end of decade of war and a end of a decade in tens of thousands of young americans being in harm's way. that coupled with the very successful campaign against al qaeda has significantly reduced the risk that afghanistan poses to our vital interest. i think americans understand where we are, and they're generally supportive of the president's policies in this regard. >> i'd like to just ask a second question
romney didn't mention it. i think it's the first time for the office of president when we've been at war has not mentioned the ongoing war as part of this, you know, political speech to the american people. so it is very curious. but i think one of the reasons why it's not a bigger issue is that the president is articulated a clear plan. we have 49 other countries plus the afghans that have bought in to that plan. it we have the insurance pots at end in case there is some challenges sober...
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mitt romney spent six years running for president. he is, he was very good at what he was very good at which was raising money. which is how he had earned a living. i mean, he was a finance guy. he'd spent his swire career at bain -- his entire career at bain being a finance guy. they got together, they talked finance stuff. it all sounded good to them. they said, hey, this is our kind of guy. he's a sincere, honest guy. frankly, he's a smart guy. mitt romney's not -- you know, i'm not going to get sucked into some, he lost an election which i would l argue any of us would have had a hard time winning because we were in aver overmatch. -- overmatch. we don't understand this yet. the obama people never quit. they kept offices open in '09, in '10, in '11. i think there were 53 offices in north carolina alone. and this is why i'm doing this six month study at gingrich productions which i've entitled lessons to learn. we don't have lessons learned right now. we don't know what we're talking about. when you see these guys on tv who wasted
mitt romney spent six years running for president. he is, he was very good at what he was very good at which was raising money. which is how he had earned a living. i mean, he was a finance guy. he'd spent his swire career at bain -- his entire career at bain being a finance guy. they got together, they talked finance stuff. it all sounded good to them. they said, hey, this is our kind of guy. he's a sincere, honest guy. frankly, he's a smart guy. mitt romney's not -- you know, i'm not going to...
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you don't need to be in the backroom with mitt romney o.r. rick perry to figure out the dynamics. we can all look at it by watching television that is not apply to every kid to the most entries one of the very few things that most elections around the world are handled by american political consultants. we export our movies and our political consultants. i'm not sure about the value but that is what we do. that is the dimension to which i looked at this and i was also very interested to write the book with the events of 2011 where their current status of pakistani politics. what is the impact of the attack on bin laden not only in pakistan but the dynamic between the united states this and has been very complicated over many decades. one of the conclusions that i reach and i should say my remarks today will not regurgitate what is in the book. it is available as a christmas present commandeers president, easter present i would not want to derive at the pleasure by would talk about that in sight of my research but one thing that strikes me about the post bin laden era at in pakista
you don't need to be in the backroom with mitt romney o.r. rick perry to figure out the dynamics. we can all look at it by watching television that is not apply to every kid to the most entries one of the very few things that most elections around the world are handled by american political consultants. we export our movies and our political consultants. i'm not sure about the value but that is what we do. that is the dimension to which i looked at this and i was also very interested to write...
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if romney won, we wouldn't be saying this, but they were living in a sealed universe where before the election, you had, again, not just romney partsons, but those watching too much fox, should be held accountable, george lill, michael barone, dick morris -- >> is trey here? wrote a good piece -- >> john martin wrote a piece in "politico," and in 1972, pauline living in manhattan, a great film critic -- >> how could nixon -- >> i only know one person who voted for him and carried every state but massachusetts. i think something like that, less extreme version because obama didn't do as well as nix nixon, but something like that was going on with serious people. i had a bet with a conservative radio talk show host who bought me dinner in new york, that he nows owes me, that romney would win with more than 330 votes. >> ron, to get back to the main subject of what we learned about obama, one of more thesis in "confidence men," and then an op-ed piece five or six days ago is that obama did not mobilize his awemy of supporters well enough in the first term in order to truly be who he was.
if romney won, we wouldn't be saying this, but they were living in a sealed universe where before the election, you had, again, not just romney partsons, but those watching too much fox, should be held accountable, george lill, michael barone, dick morris -- >> is trey here? wrote a good piece -- >> john martin wrote a piece in "politico," and in 1972, pauline living in manhattan, a great film critic -- >> how could nixon -- >> i only know one person who voted...
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[laughter] mitt romney. he just hired andrew mccarthy. with which brings -- which brings us to our coda, what might we expect in 2012? we have an election coming up. we saw a surge, an upsurge in islamophobia in the leadup to the midterm elections when the ground zero mosque, so to speak, became a political litmus test. are we going to see something similar this year? well, we have some statements. newt gingrich said barack obama is pro-islamic. rick santorum said the president believes in a phony theology. and mitt romney, among other republican candidates, has said obama is weak, weak on iran, basically appeasing the muslim world. in other words, i always say in 2008 and 2010 the discord especially on the internet was that obama is muslim. in this time around, i think what the republican party is doing is they're taking a conspiracy and turning it into a policy approach. in other words, they're saying we don't really know whether obama is muslim or not. if he says he's christian, as rick santorum said recently, if he says he's christian
[laughter] mitt romney. he just hired andrew mccarthy. with which brings -- which brings us to our coda, what might we expect in 2012? we have an election coming up. we saw a surge, an upsurge in islamophobia in the leadup to the midterm elections when the ground zero mosque, so to speak, became a political litmus test. are we going to see something similar this year? well, we have some statements. newt gingrich said barack obama is pro-islamic. rick santorum said the president believes in a...
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they could've done something about it, but then romney is complying with the tax cut he created. secondly, how can bill clinton get away with claiming that the republicans were the ones who deregulated and created the real estate and financial problems when he repealed glass-steagall in 1999. i was the underpinning and away the whole problem. i would say a sushi pointer to because in 10 short years, all the big banks, almost all of them went under. so i just wonder how he can get away with that. that is one of the hallmarks that gave the campaign a bump for bill clinton's speech. is he just not want to admit it? or does he just know that people won't care or following research this? how does you make that statement front of everyone? >> host: maria bartiromo. >> guest: we are in political season. it's political folk all, all politics. and so, number one on the tax code, yes, that is what i just said. i agree with that. what could have seen change over the last three years of her going to complain about people not paying their fair share, change the tax code. it is all legal. if t
they could've done something about it, but then romney is complying with the tax cut he created. secondly, how can bill clinton get away with claiming that the republicans were the ones who deregulated and created the real estate and financial problems when he repealed glass-steagall in 1999. i was the underpinning and away the whole problem. i would say a sushi pointer to because in 10 short years, all the big banks, almost all of them went under. so i just wonder how he can get away with...
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>> we know what change looks like, and what governor romney: is selling ain't it. giving more power the biggest banks isn't change. another $5 trillion tax cut for the wealthy is not change. refusing to answer questions about the details of your policies until after the election, definitely not change. >> changing the facts when they're inconvenient to your campaign, not change. >> tuesday night, watch live election coverage on c-span2 with president obama from chicago, and mitt romney in boston, plus key house and senate victory and concession speeches from across the country, and throughout the night, your reaction by phone, e-mail, facebook and twitter. live coverage starts at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span, c-span radio, and c-span.org. >> up next, author and lecturer kenneth defense. the acclaimed author about the "don't know much about" source, talks about michiganology, geography and more. he has written 12 adult nonfiction books, including america's hidden history, a nation rising, and don't know much about the american presidents. >> host: where did the "don'
>> we know what change looks like, and what governor romney: is selling ain't it. giving more power the biggest banks isn't change. another $5 trillion tax cut for the wealthy is not change. refusing to answer questions about the details of your policies until after the election, definitely not change. >> changing the facts when they're inconvenient to your campaign, not change. >> tuesday night, watch live election coverage on c-span2 with president obama from chicago, and...
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anti-obama students, pro-romney students came out onto the campus and demonstrated. the right, they can do that against the results of the election, and a handful of students were screaming out racial slurs. putting that in context, then the next day three times that amount of people showed up for a candlelighter is mopeny protesting the -- ceremony, protesting the incident the night before. so mississippi was, mississippi is. it's moving on. but, yes, you're right. there's more and more that should come out and talk about it. so you can get a balanced picture that their view of the south may not be the correct view today. it's not just a bunch of rioters throwing bricks. thank you. john. >> henry, can you talk a little more about the special security detail that you had following, you know, your initial -- >> sure. >> -- and how were, i assume you were just chosen for that, but was there -- do you know why you were chosen for that? >> well, i'd gone through the -- >> how did it end? >> yeah, yeah, thank you. i was the lead jeep in my battalion from fort dix, new jer
anti-obama students, pro-romney students came out onto the campus and demonstrated. the right, they can do that against the results of the election, and a handful of students were screaming out racial slurs. putting that in context, then the next day three times that amount of people showed up for a candlelighter is mopeny protesting the -- ceremony, protesting the incident the night before. so mississippi was, mississippi is. it's moving on. but, yes, you're right. there's more and more that...
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think, have emboldened those who find this is a weekend enemy. >> later, in the book, the real mitt romney, co-author and investigated unchecked investigative reporter explores the 2002 winter olympics end his tenure at bain capital. part of booktv weekend on c-span2. >> from the american bar association's american meeting, a comparison of the constitutional legal systems of the united states, canada, and israel. it includes a former canadian justice minister. judges sitting on the canadian and israeli supreme court and u.s. supreme court justice, ruth bader ginsburg. this is an hour and a half. [inaudible conversations] >> good afternoon, my name is michael traison. welcome to our discussion on constitutional law in north america and the middle east grid to all of you, welcome on this very auspicious day when we haven't addressed the panel of supreme court justices andembero members of thisations, program. we will say a few words and then get observations and encourage them to interact with onen another in a conversationalal sy style.le posing questions back and forths and then we will ta
think, have emboldened those who find this is a weekend enemy. >> later, in the book, the real mitt romney, co-author and investigated unchecked investigative reporter explores the 2002 winter olympics end his tenure at bain capital. part of booktv weekend on c-span2. >> from the american bar association's american meeting, a comparison of the constitutional legal systems of the united states, canada, and israel. it includes a former canadian justice minister. judges sitting on the...
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>> later, in the book the real romney, co-author and "boston globe" investigative reporter explores mitt romney's early years in michigan through the 2002 winter olympics and his tenure at bain capital. part of our booktv weekend on c-span2. >> earlier this month a former congressional budget office director said congress is likely to put off decisions on tax increases and budget cuts, known as fiscal cliff, as long as possible. he went on to say that certain policies at the alternative minimum tax should be dealt with soon. perry anderson spoke to the american institute of certified public accountants for just over an hour. >> good morning. of my name is ron longo, and i have the pleasure of introducing our. next speaker, who is very -- who is barry anderson. barry is a treat to hear. he is currently the deputy director of the national governors association. he previously was a senior budget official at the organization for economic cooperation and development in paris, and at the international monetary fund.active in dgetin for over 30 years, he's been active in budgeting in the united
>> later, in the book the real romney, co-author and "boston globe" investigative reporter explores mitt romney's early years in michigan through the 2002 winter olympics and his tenure at bain capital. part of our booktv weekend on c-span2. >> earlier this month a former congressional budget office director said congress is likely to put off decisions on tax increases and budget cuts, known as fiscal cliff, as long as possible. he went on to say that certain policies at...
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would the romney administration be willing to endorse the german model? on defense issues the obama administration can point to its success in shepherding nato partners closer to missile defense cooperation. the national security adviser wrote recently that the administration has a different qualitative relationship than the coalitions of the willing, and we heard secretary gordon make a case for that. but while the recent nato summit in chicago had its share of successes, european partners did not yet agree to new financial commitments to afghan security force bees, although -- forces, although secretary gordon did mention a political commitment. and of course, nato did not press forward on enlargement, although secretary clinton did meet with the four aspiring applicants and endorsed an open-door policy. now, on the face of it this does not reflect enormous progress compared to december 2009 when europeans announced only a modest increase of forces to match the last american surge. in afghanistan. the european contribution to nato spending is down from
would the romney administration be willing to endorse the german model? on defense issues the obama administration can point to its success in shepherding nato partners closer to missile defense cooperation. the national security adviser wrote recently that the administration has a different qualitative relationship than the coalitions of the willing, and we heard secretary gordon make a case for that. but while the recent nato summit in chicago had its share of successes, european partners did...
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convention in houston. >> just close your eyes and imagine, imagine what the romney justice department will look like. imagine when his senior adviser on constitutional issues is robert bork. imagine the recommendations for who is likely to be picked as attorney general or the head of the civil rights division or those other incredibly important positions at justice. >> watch their entire speeches online at the c-span video library. >>> some congressional hearings coming up this week on the c-span networks. live today on our companion network, c-span, at 10 a.m. eastern federal reserve chairman ben bernanke. he's delivering his monetary policy report to the senate banking committee. and on wednesday mr. bernanke heads over to the house side of the capitol, testifying before the financial services committee. that's live at 10 a.m. eastern on c-span3. and then thursday on c-span3, homeland security secretary janet napolitano. she's testifying at 10 a.m. eastern at a house judiciary committee oversight hearing. >> there has been a hostility to poverty. since the war on poverty, lyndon joh
convention in houston. >> just close your eyes and imagine, imagine what the romney justice department will look like. imagine when his senior adviser on constitutional issues is robert bork. imagine the recommendations for who is likely to be picked as attorney general or the head of the civil rights division or those other incredibly important positions at justice. >> watch their entire speeches online at the c-span video library. >>> some congressional hearings coming up...
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also he didn't call me at romney several times during the debate if romney had been saying one thing during the 22 republican primary debates, he turns ira and when about 180 degrees and jim lehrer did so governor romney, this is a new position. this doesn't match with what you've been saying. explained as a. the role of the moderate is to get out of the way and allow the candidates to have a conversation. but if they're too long winded or if they're being disingenuous in their answers, or if you're avoiding the question, the role of the moderators to police the debate and make sure they are the moderator, not allowed obama or romney to moderate. so anyway you look at i think it was a tarnished mark on jim lehrer's otherwise wonderful legacy. i don't think ms. raddatz will do that. she's good foreign policy reporter, same with mr. schieffer, cbs and can decode from seeming. they're all hard-nosed. i think that there was probably with embarrassment as i did, as you did. i think you hold of these candidates to answer the questions. and if there's an inconsistency as often times always
also he didn't call me at romney several times during the debate if romney had been saying one thing during the 22 republican primary debates, he turns ira and when about 180 degrees and jim lehrer did so governor romney, this is a new position. this doesn't match with what you've been saying. explained as a. the role of the moderate is to get out of the way and allow the candidates to have a conversation. but if they're too long winded or if they're being disingenuous in their answers, or if...
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to this, and that is warmonger, neo-con, adviser to condoleezza rice -- [laughter] now advising mitt romney, does tom hawks, says canada ultimate enemy. [laughter] oh, my god, oh, my god, oh, my god, make this stop. [laughter] so i think i can put that into a tweet. [laughter] and i expect that that will be out there. but if it sells books, texas okay. [laughter] d it's okay. i think, i hope knowledgeable readers will from those countries, particularly canada, will feel that i gave their side a pretty fair shake. um, because i really do my best to kind of throw myself into a very varied array of characters. one of the most sympathetic characters just to talk about canada for a moment for my money is justice sherwood who you never heard of who was one of the founders of the green mountain boys with ethan allen and seth warner, so he's a vermont hero. but when the revolution comes, he cannot bear the idea of breaking with the monarchy. his family's persecuted, he's thrown into what i call the gulag of the american revolution in connecticut, that was like going to siberia. you weren't coming b
to this, and that is warmonger, neo-con, adviser to condoleezza rice -- [laughter] now advising mitt romney, does tom hawks, says canada ultimate enemy. [laughter] oh, my god, oh, my god, oh, my god, make this stop. [laughter] so i think i can put that into a tweet. [laughter] and i expect that that will be out there. but if it sells books, texas okay. [laughter] d it's okay. i think, i hope knowledgeable readers will from those countries, particularly canada, will feel that i gave their side a...
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. >> host: have you endorsed mitt romney? >> i have. i endorse mitt romney in west virginia and i'm very excited about his candidacy. i think he is an excellent opportunity, an excellent way forward is as again this focuses on turning the economy around and creating jobs and i know he has wonderful experience doing that. he is very savvy, he is very optimistic and you can trust him because he has the background to do exactly what needs to be done. >> host: would you like to be considered for vice president? guest: i would like to see our economy turned around as quickly as we can and i have every confidence in that run his ability to do that in every confidence that he will make a wise decision on who is vice president will be. i trust him for that decision. >> host: one of the political issues that will be discussed this year's health care in the supreme court who put out his ruling today on health care. >> guest: zero we were prepared to come today, could come next monday or we are hearing rumors that it could -- rumors that a few day
. >> host: have you endorsed mitt romney? >> i have. i endorse mitt romney in west virginia and i'm very excited about his candidacy. i think he is an excellent opportunity, an excellent way forward is as again this focuses on turning the economy around and creating jobs and i know he has wonderful experience doing that. he is very savvy, he is very optimistic and you can trust him because he has the background to do exactly what needs to be done. >> host: would you like to be...
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so would mitt romney as a nominee make it easier for democrats to take the house? >> of any one of them -- >> [inaudible] >> let me just say in the house, one district at a time. it's not -- we want -- we feel very proud of having president obama at the top of the ticket going against the do-nothing congress. the president -- this no-tell politics, they're allowed to do that here in the building? [laughter] we have to be very careful in the capitol, so i don't know if this is -- >> oh, feel free. [laughter] >> here's the thing. in states where we expect to do very well, california, illinois, new york, the presidenten won't really be spending a great deal of resources to get out the vote because he's beginning to win those states. we have to be on our own in the individual districts. if you want to win the state statewide, you go to the inner city, but we're -- our races are beyond the inner city. we understand that dynamic. i was a state chair in california. i know if you want to win the state, you do one thing. if you want to win the legislature, you do another. a
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going to hear from barack obama for president, i would have heard with romney for president. that's just the way of campaigns, and you all know that. i think you have to think of china in two ways. and one was come it is sort of summed up. i had a meeting in beijing a couple weeks ago and i met with a man named john who will be the premier of china. so he's talking in chinese, very interesting man. and he says something in chinese and the translator translated, america and china are not rivals. i thought well, that's interesting. and he stopped the translator and said no know. i didn't say we were not rivals. we are rivals. but i said we're not necessarily on the opposite side of the table. and i think he captured something very important there. i think the way you need to take about china is this way. it's a huge country. world's most populous country. it is trying to change at a rate and on a scale that the world has never seen before. and that's a very hard thing to do. and i think we need to think about china in two ways. to the extent what they want is what most countrie
going to hear from barack obama for president, i would have heard with romney for president. that's just the way of campaigns, and you all know that. i think you have to think of china in two ways. and one was come it is sort of summed up. i had a meeting in beijing a couple weeks ago and i met with a man named john who will be the premier of china. so he's talking in chinese, very interesting man. and he says something in chinese and the translator translated, america and china are not rivals....
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east leaders will foreign aid must also play a role. >> this afternoon we will have more from mitt romney as the end his presidential -- vice-presidential choice paul ryan continued day bus tour in the ohio. that state is considered a battleground focus after president obama won it in 2008. ohio as 18 a month tour of votes. you will see that rally at 3:00 eastern on our companion network c-span. on c-span2 colin powell will talk about a role of the u.s. in europe in the arabs spring and from nato secretary-general xavier salona live at 3:15. .. >> the first debate between presidential candidates mitt romney and president barack obama is next wednesday october 3rd. the news hour's jim lehrer moderates from the university of denver. watch and engage with c-span including our live debate preview starting at 7:30 pmt eastern followed by the domestic policy debate at 9:00. post-debate reactions and comments, calls, e-mails and tweets. follow our live coverage on c-span, c-span radio and on-line at c-span.org. >>> last week the senate special committee on aging examined the high incidents of fa
east leaders will foreign aid must also play a role. >> this afternoon we will have more from mitt romney as the end his presidential -- vice-presidential choice paul ryan continued day bus tour in the ohio. that state is considered a battleground focus after president obama won it in 2008. ohio as 18 a month tour of votes. you will see that rally at 3:00 eastern on our companion network c-span. on c-span2 colin powell will talk about a role of the u.s. in europe in the arabs spring and...
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and 7-2 romney and quite frankly it has been about that. it has been roughly 3-1. that is the highest it's been but quite frankly it's been high all through. but what if they split it or romney just got a little bit more? if romney had 151% of the lgbt vote he would have won ohio, florida and virginia. he would have been within four electoral votes of the presidency. so in ohio and florida, albeit to do was win a little over one third of the lgbt vote to win this big. so while i don't think that suggests that suddenly in the way that we are not talking about like immigration and things that republicans have to rethink their strategy, i don't think it's quite that level of impact, but a little bit of movement on any lgbt vote in key states, there would have been a very different picture for the national election. and so while i'm not willing to say that they lgbt vote won the election for obama, what i strongly think is it made a very important difference in the tenor of the election and in the majority of the electoral college and it defini
and 7-2 romney and quite frankly it has been about that. it has been roughly 3-1. that is the highest it's been but quite frankly it's been high all through. but what if they split it or romney just got a little bit more? if romney had 151% of the lgbt vote he would have won ohio, florida and virginia. he would have been within four electoral votes of the presidency. so in ohio and florida, albeit to do was win a little over one third of the lgbt vote to win this big. so while i don't think...
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mitt romney saying you won't see any sunlight. >> a remarkable relationship between one of the nations that have the smallest majority in israel it's a mystical relationship when you think of how much support we have showered on israel and how much support we get back. it's due to the fact that this is not just jewish support. we are only 2 percent of the population. it's because we have shared values, shared enemies, and islamic terrorism. many people in the united states of view israel as the holy land, not just jews, but not use as well. it is a quite remarkable thing and a time when there is so much polarization between republicans and democrats. it is one of the few foreign policy issues that actually unite democrats and republicans. >> the future. is your book title provocative in any way? >> people who have survived calamities for 3,000 years in the fact excepts success and integration. how do you react to that? is optimistic, but realistic. it looks at the demographics of israel and asks whether to -- the king control them against their will. dealers said low birthrates and lou
mitt romney saying you won't see any sunlight. >> a remarkable relationship between one of the nations that have the smallest majority in israel it's a mystical relationship when you think of how much support we have showered on israel and how much support we get back. it's due to the fact that this is not just jewish support. we are only 2 percent of the population. it's because we have shared values, shared enemies, and islamic terrorism. many people in the united states of view israel...
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i know governor romney agrees. so what i would like to do is recognize my good friend from georgia, senator isakson, and we have senator ayotte here to share their thoughts. and i will be speaking a bit later, then certainly work senator blumenthal, who's been one of the real leading voices on the democratic side for this resolution. so at this time, i'd like to recognize senator isakson. mr. isakson: i thank the distinguished senator from south carolina. the presiding officer: the senator from georgia. mr. isakson: thank you, mr. speaker -- mr. president. i want to, before he leaves, i'd like to ack nooj toda acknowledy may be one of the more important days on foreign policy that takes place in the united states senate. because whichever way the paul resolution goes and this resolution goes is going to determine the direction america goes in terms of foreign policy. are we engaged? are we firm? are we the greatest power on the face of this earth? or do we recede, as we did prior to world war ii, and put our nation
i know governor romney agrees. so what i would like to do is recognize my good friend from georgia, senator isakson, and we have senator ayotte here to share their thoughts. and i will be speaking a bit later, then certainly work senator blumenthal, who's been one of the real leading voices on the democratic side for this resolution. so at this time, i'd like to recognize senator isakson. mr. isakson: i thank the distinguished senator from south carolina. the presiding officer: the senator from...
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krueger has two harvard degrees, two, which is something he shares in common with mitt romney and president obama who only has one said that means that they're both snobs. but anyway, i would -- >> i couldn't get a ph.d. without getting a master's degree first, so i -- >> so you really don't count -- >> i didn't want go to two separate schools at harvard. >> that was a joke. he told it much better than i did, too, by the way. what effect do federal tax rates have on job creation? >> well, a very broad question. um, depends, of course, what the taxes are, how high they are, how they're structured. but bruce bartlett actually had a very nice piece today -- >> former reagan economist -- >> former treasury economist during the reagan administration, you know, pointing out that our taxes are low compared to the rest of the world, and if you look at countries that have higher tax rates, you don't see lower employment rates in those countries. when we had moderately higher rates in the 1990s on top income earners, we had much faster job growth. so i think it's much more important for the economy,
krueger has two harvard degrees, two, which is something he shares in common with mitt romney and president obama who only has one said that means that they're both snobs. but anyway, i would -- >> i couldn't get a ph.d. without getting a master's degree first, so i -- >> so you really don't count -- >> i didn't want go to two separate schools at harvard. >> that was a joke. he told it much better than i did, too, by the way. what effect do federal tax rates have on job...
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it would be interesting to see what would happen with a mitt romney in a divided government situation. there might be many occasions where we might have worsened beyond the democratic side for some of the things that you wanted to do it than on the republican side. but i suspect, given the kind of campaign that romney has one, where now he has a position on immigration that is the same as russell pearce and those in arizona, where the position on climate change is nowhere near where john mccain was four years ago. that he would be pushed even further to the right and probably away from a bipartisanship if he were president. >> guest: there might be one area which it disappears, that could be the mega reconciliation, provision under the budget law, that allows a simple majority in the senate to approve such a mega-bill. and it could be a whole host of tax cuts, changes, and social security, medicare, medicaid, a range of things. that is the pledge. that is part of the ryan budget. the public ought to be prepared for that. they may yearn for gridlock. especially if they don't like what'
it would be interesting to see what would happen with a mitt romney in a divided government situation. there might be many occasions where we might have worsened beyond the democratic side for some of the things that you wanted to do it than on the republican side. but i suspect, given the kind of campaign that romney has one, where now he has a position on immigration that is the same as russell pearce and those in arizona, where the position on climate change is nowhere near where john mccain...
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mitt romney is spending the day campaigning in south carolina. he will be in aiken around midday and travels to hilton head late this afternoon for a veterans event. rick perry stops this afternoon in bluffton and travels to charleston for event at a crab house. rick santorum started at a town meeting in rock hill, south carolina, and then travels to york for a meet-and-greet and cookout. newt gingrich is in florida for the morning. he open as state campaign headquarters in orlando. this afternoon he returns to south carolina for the candidates forum. jon huntsman doesn't have any scheduled campaign stops today but he will also be participating in the candidates forum in duncan, south carolina, 6:30 eastern. you can see that live on c-span. ron paul has no public appearances scheduled for today. as we mentioned, former massachusetts governor mitt romney is meeting with veterans in hilton head, south carolina and you can see that live coverage at 5:05 eastern on c-span. several of the republican presidential candidates will be participating in tha
mitt romney is spending the day campaigning in south carolina. he will be in aiken around midday and travels to hilton head late this afternoon for a veterans event. rick perry stops this afternoon in bluffton and travels to charleston for event at a crab house. rick santorum started at a town meeting in rock hill, south carolina, and then travels to york for a meet-and-greet and cookout. newt gingrich is in florida for the morning. he open as state campaign headquarters in orlando. this...
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obama is better than romney for our interest. this american policy is very detrimental for europe. because -- [inaudible] more higher price of raw materials. and less gross. and during the next years, the domestic demand would be very, very, very weak, and we must expand our possibilities and export, and exportation is. but if it is possible for us to export, well, the situation will be more complicated. and this is, we need a consequence of a agreement between european leaders, and american leaders. if you're trying to recover the economy, with very sound pillars. >> let's look at what's happening in spain right now. you got a situation the last couple of months where there seems have been some stabilization in the bond market. since the ecb, since mario dragging it is commitment that the ecb will buy up the bonds of spain and italy and other countries and possibly, if there is a bailout essential because there is pulled from the european authorities to financial support. to fill the holes in the spanish budget. so when the markets is him a great will happen and the bond yields ca
obama is better than romney for our interest. this american policy is very detrimental for europe. because -- [inaudible] more higher price of raw materials. and less gross. and during the next years, the domestic demand would be very, very, very weak, and we must expand our possibilities and export, and exportation is. but if it is possible for us to export, well, the situation will be more complicated. and this is, we need a consequence of a agreement between european leaders, and american...
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i think that governor romney is going to come out for a much more promarket shifting power to the states, opening up public lands. one of the key issues is e.p.a. that's where the power lies in the whole issue. and the other thing is that you have states like pennsylvania and ohio and there are whole bunch of new oil and gas producing states, and so the political calculus is going to change domestically. but i think that in the end, one of the president's regular taglines is, he really doesn't like the oil industry. i think that's fair to say and wants to tax it more, and it's a target. i think there's a real danger what some congressmen and others have said dnr one of the real dangers is what could screw the whole thing up is infrastructure and the lack of infrastructure, and if there's -- whether it's using regulation or not changing legislation, i think that there's a chance this thing could be stymied and it could come from washington, although it was initiated by the market. >> john, do you agree that this potentially cuts against obama even though on many ways this happened on his
i think that governor romney is going to come out for a much more promarket shifting power to the states, opening up public lands. one of the key issues is e.p.a. that's where the power lies in the whole issue. and the other thing is that you have states like pennsylvania and ohio and there are whole bunch of new oil and gas producing states, and so the political calculus is going to change domestically. but i think that in the end, one of the president's regular taglines is, he really doesn't...